Napkin and towel dispenser



Nov. 24, 1925. 1,562,513

W. P. M CORKINDALE NAPKIN AND TOWEL DISPENSER Filed 001;. 13. 1920 FIG E INVENTEJR ATTEIRNEY Patented Nov. 24, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,562,513 PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM P. MGCORKINDALE, OF I-IOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO MACCO MANUFACTURING 00., OF HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSA- 'CHUSETTS.

NAPKIN AND TOWEL DISPENSER.

Applicationfiled October 13, 1920. Serial No. 416,724.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l/VILLIAM P. MoCoRKIN- DALE, a citizen of the ,United States of America, residing at I-Iolyoke, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Napkin and Towel Dispensers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in napkin and towel dispensing devices and one of its objects is to provide a'device for dispensing napkins or towels or the like, and particularly paper napkins and towels with means for advancing the quantity of napkins or towels to delivery position capable of forming the rear support therefor and producing very slight pressure against the napkins or towels to avoid compacting them against the wall of the delivery opening.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character, with a package of napkins contained therein which will have a portion thereof rearwardly ofi'set from the delivery opening so that a dispensing flap may be projected through the opening and be easily grasped.

lVith the above and other objects in view this invention relates to certain new and useful constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, clearly described in the following specification and fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation.

Figure 2 is a side elevation.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view.

Fig. 4c is a detail view of a modified form of a front elevation.

Fig. 5 is a detail View partly in section of a modified form.

Referring to the accompanying drawings 5 designates one of the end members of the frame and 6 the other end member. Each end member is shown to be formed of wire and to include a circular central portion 7 forming an abutment for the napkins or towels to be dispensed. The end members 5 and 6 are connected to each other by means of a transverse front bar consisting of the members 8 which will hold together to present a neat and attractive appearance and which form a lower marginal portion of the front wall and which are located below the relatively large delivery opening 9. The bar or tie rod 10 is held or connected at its ends to the upper portions of the end members 5 and 6 and the second tie rod 11 is connected at its ends by welding or the like to the lower rear portions of the end members 5 and 6. Bars 12 and 13 are connected at their rear portions to the rear tie bar 11 and at their forward end portions to the transverse members 8, said bars or members 12 and 13 providing supports for the package of napkins'contained within the frame and being inclined downwardly and forwardly.

The napkin package N is disposed on the bars 12 and 13 so that the. napkins will occupy a substantially vertical position with the forward napkin in contacting engage ment with the members 8. The napkins are maintained in an upright position by means of a pendulous weight 14 which is suspended on the cross or tie rod 10 by means of hanger rods 15 and 16, the upper end of each of the hanger rods is provided with a hook like portion 15 adapted to overlie the upper edge portions of the napkin package contained within the frame and the terminal portion of said hook 15 extends downwardly at a forward incline and is provided with a terminal eye 15 which embraces the rod 10 and the lower end of each of said hangers is also provided with a terminal hook like portion 15 which extends rearwardly and is connected to the weight 14 which is shown to consist of a transverse metal bar. The weight 14 is thus always maintained rearwardly and out of frictional engagement with the napkin package by reason of the rearwardly directed hook like members 15, while the connecting portions 15 are maintained by reason of the pressure exerted by the weight in a downwardly and forwardly inclined position so as to exert a positive pressure against the lowermost portion of the napkin package or supply contained within the frame and to merely support the upper portions of the napkin package or supply against extreme rearward movement. The upper portion of each hanger rod is provided with a relatively large rearwardly extending curve 15 so that the upper portions of the napkins will fit neatly into said rearwardly curved portions 15 I The hangers 15 and 16 are disposed outwardly of the bottom bars 12 and 13 so that said bars will form stops for the endwise or lateral shifting of the weight. In order to prevent a forward movement of the napkin package in the frame, a U shaped hanger 17 is effectively maintained by a terminal eye 17 on a cross rod 10 so that it will depend therefrom and form an over swinging abutment for the upper portions of the napkins. By providing an elongated or ob-- long eye 18 for connecting each of the hangers to the transverse rod 10, the upper portions of the hangers may be given a slight sliding movement on the rod 10 so that the napkin package will be eflectively advanced forward the delivery opening 9.

The package of napkins N contained within the frame consists of a plurality of individual napkins each of which includes a long wing Na and a short wing The wings Na and Nb are connected to each other by a portion N0 which is in direct contacting engagement with the rods 12 and 13, so that the napkins will be supported in upright position. The wing Nb is considerably wider than the members 8 so that it will project considerably above said memhere 8' whereby it may be manually grasped by the fingers of the customer or user. In order to provide a relatively deep clearance the napkin package is subjected to pressure along a transverse line above the upper edge portions of the wings Nb, the affect of which is to throw the lower portion of the napkin package forwardly and the upper portion rearwardl y', soas to support the upper edge portion of the forward wing Nb from the adjacent face of the napkin andthus permit of aquick' and easy dispensing of a napkin. Having described my invention, I claim: 1. A dispensing device consisting of a frame having a forwardly and downwardly inclined bottom and stops located near the forward edge thereof, a pair of hanger members provided on said frame above said stops and having rearwardly directed hook-like portions designed to overlie a stack of paper sheets arranged in the frame and forwardly and downwardly extending follower portions and carrying on their lower end a weighted rod supported rearwardly of the center of gravity of said hanger rods and a swinging stop supported on the frame above the said first stop.

2. A dispensing device for paper sheet articles consisting of a frame provided with "end walls, an inclined bottom and a stop located near the delivery side of said inclined bottom, the frame being also provided with a bar extending across the upper portion thereof, pendulous stop member or bar to overhang the inclined bottom, and a pendulous follower member having a hook pivoted on the frame to support said hook over said bottom, the member extending rearwardly and downwardly from the pivot connection thereof, the downward portion of the hook extending forwardly at an incline and being movable through the inclined bottom and a rearwardly extending arm on the lower end of said member carrying a weight whereby the inclined portions of said follower will be held by gravity against articles disposed on said bottom, the device having a normally open space between the stops through which the sheet articles may be successively withdrawn.

Signed by me at Springfield.

WILLIAM P. MCGORKINDALE. 

